Two graves excavated from Dyke Hills are particularly interesting due to their very early grave finds. A male burial (grave 1) contained
an elaborate belt-set and antler bead. The bead may have been a sword ornament but the belt fittings were of a type that first appeared
in the late Roman period. The second grave was a female burial (grave 2) which contained an early cruciform brooch, that may have been a direct import from the continent, and a buckle of a later Roman type. These finds suggest settlers of Germanic origin
lived in the area during the first half of the fifth century.

Finds from female burial (grave 3)

A second female burial (grave 3) found at Dyke Hills also
contained numerous bracelets, a key and bronze coins, all of a late Roman type, together with applied brooches of an early Anglo-Saxon type.

Professor George Rolleston and A.H. Cooks recorded these finds which are now held by the Ashmolean Museum. Scattered finds from this site have continued to appear.